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Guest Post: Confidence in management

Lead on Purpose

Confidence in management is falling – can you stop the rot?”To ”To see yourself as others see you” – that’s the general premise of the 360-degree feedback process. Managers across the world certainly struggle when it comes to working out how well they are doing. By Dominic Wake.

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November 2016 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

As everyone in the US gears up to put the closing moments on a divisive political season tomorrow, I am heartened to be reminded how many great leaders there are out there, committed to helping one another be more effective and more true to themselves. Thank you all. ” Find Evan on Twitter at @evansinar.

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November 2016 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

As everyone in the US gears up to put the closing moments on a divisive political season tomorrow, I am heartened to be reminded how many great leaders there are out there, committed to helping one another be more effective and more true to themselves. Thank you all. ” Find Evan on Twitter at @evansinar.

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Office Politics: A Skill Women Should Lean Into

Harvard Business Review

Who says women don’t like office politics? They’ve all complained about office politics. Some women claim they are not good at it, while others simply avoid certain hot-button business situations because they think playing politics is “sleazy.”. Politically speaking, operating in “survival mode” can leave us isolated.

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When Coaching Finds That an Executive Isn’t in the Right Role

Harvard Business Review

In the traditional view of executive coaching, an executive, with her boss’s participation , takes personality assessments, receives 360-degree feedback , and creates and implements a development plan designed to address performance gaps, optimize her contribution, and prepare her for new responsibilities.

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How to Participate in Your Employee’s Coaching

Harvard Business Review

Once upon a time, executive coaching was viewed as a remedial intervention for executives and managers who needed to be “fixed” in some way. Managers were not expected to be particularly involved in the coachee’s exploration or journey. Coaching was even sometimes viewed as “outsourcing” the management of a difficult employee.

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How to Participate in Your Employee’s Coaching

Harvard Business Review

Once upon a time, executive coaching was viewed as a remedial intervention for executives and managers who needed to be “fixed” in some way. Managers were not expected to be particularly involved in the coachee’s exploration or journey. Coaching was even sometimes viewed as “outsourcing” the management of a difficult employee.